http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWire/ en matthew@earthisland.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T02:15:56+00:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/bya-winners-bag-another-award/ A big shout out to EII’s 2011 Brower Youth Awards winners, Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen, for being named North American winners of the UN’s first-ever Forest Heroes Award. The two teenagers have been campaigning for the past five years to get Girl Scouts USA to stop using palm oil in their famed cookies because palm oil plantations threaten the rainforest habitat of orangutans in Indonesia. A well-deserved honor indeed!

]]> A big shout out to EII’s 2011 Brower Youth Awards winners, Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen, for being named North American winners of the UN’s first-ever Forest Heroes Award. The two teenagers have been campaigning for the past five years to get Girl Scouts USA to stop using palm oil in their famed cookies because palm oil plantations threaten the rainforest habitat of orangutans in Indonesia. A well-deserved honor indeed!

]]> Thursday February 9, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/save-carson-coyotes/ Please join EII’s Project Coyote and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) in urging the City of Carson, CA, not to use limited taxpayer dollars to fund the needless and indiscriminate killing of coyotes with cruel traps. The city is currently considering hiring a private or government trapper to kill coyotes that venture into Carson. Killing coyotes doesn’t increase public/pet safety – educated coexistence does.Your voice is needed! Sign this petition and email your comments to the Carson city council.

]]> Please join EII’s Project Coyote and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) in urging the City of Carson, CA, not to use limited taxpayer dollars to fund the needless and indiscriminate killing of coyotes with cruel traps. The city is currently considering hiring a private or government trapper to kill coyotes that venture into Carson. Killing coyotes doesn’t increase public/pet safety – educated coexistence does.Your voice is needed! Sign this petition and email your comments to the Carson city council.

]]> Thursday February 9, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/going-wild-in-la/ A big welcome to Earth Island’s latest project — Los Angeles Wilderness Training (LAWT), which helps get kids outdoors by providing support to adults who work with youth. Founded by Chelsea Griffie, formerly of EII's Bay Area Wilderness Training, LAWT provides LA youth agency staff with wilderness leadership training and outdoor equipment so that they, along with the youth they serve, may explore the power and beauty of California's wilderness.

]]> A big welcome to Earth Island’s latest project — Los Angeles Wilderness Training (LAWT), which helps get kids outdoors by providing support to adults who work with youth. Founded by Chelsea Griffie, formerly of EII's Bay Area Wilderness Training, LAWT provides LA youth agency staff with wilderness leadership training and outdoor equipment so that they, along with the youth they serve, may explore the power and beauty of California's wilderness.

]]> Thursday February 9, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/correction/ The documentary by Yann Arthus Bertrand, Vu du Ciel, La Sierra Gorda, mentioned in the last IslandWire, features Martha "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, director of Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda, a grassroots group that is a partner of EII project Viva Sierra Gorda. The film does not feature Viva Sierra Gorda co-director Patricia Perez-Arce.

]]> The documentary by Yann Arthus Bertrand, Vu du Ciel, La Sierra Gorda, mentioned in the last IslandWire, features Martha "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, director of Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda, a grassroots group that is a partner of EII project Viva Sierra Gorda. The film does not feature Viva Sierra Gorda co-director Patricia Perez-Arce.

]]> Thursday February 9, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/cheer-the-cove-car-to-victory/ Join the staff and volunteers of EII’s International Marine Mammal Project for a fun Daytona ACRA 200 viewing party at 12:30 pm on Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Earth Island conference room on the 4th floor of the David Brower Center. Racecar driver and eco-activist Leilani Münter will be driving The Cove car to raise awareness about dolphin slaughters. IMMP’s Ric O’Barry will be sending live updates from the pit at Daytona. In Berkeley, the venerable Mark Palmer, an expert on NASCAR racing due to repeated viewings of Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder, will provide running commentary. Drinks and pizza on the house! RSVP Mark J. Palmer or Mary Jo Rice by Feb. 15.

]]> Join the staff and volunteers of EII’s International Marine Mammal Project for a fun Daytona ACRA 200 viewing party at 12:30 pm on Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Earth Island conference room on the 4th floor of the David Brower Center. Racecar driver and eco-activist Leilani Münter will be driving The Cove car to raise awareness about dolphin slaughters. IMMP’s Ric O’Barry will be sending live updates from the pit at Daytona. In Berkeley, the venerable Mark Palmer, an expert on NASCAR racing due to repeated viewings of Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder, will provide running commentary. Drinks and pizza on the house! RSVP Mark J. Palmer or Mary Jo Rice by Feb. 15.

]]> Thursday February 9, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/green-ideas-in-action/ Save the dates! The second San Francisco Green Film Festival starts March 1. This is the Bay Area’s only festival dedicated to films and new forms of media that explore green issues and sustainable living. This year’s films include local premieres of 40 films from around the globe. EII's Earth Island Journal is a media sponsor of the festival. The week-long event will also feature special events, parties, panels, conversatins with filmmakers and educational programs. Full festival program and ticketing details here.

]]> Save the dates! The second San Francisco Green Film Festival starts March 1. This is the Bay Area’s only festival dedicated to films and new forms of media that explore green issues and sustainable living. This year’s films include local premieres of 40 films from around the globe. EII's Earth Island Journal is a media sponsor of the festival. The week-long event will also feature special events, parties, panels, conversatins with filmmakers and educational programs. Full festival program and ticketing details here.

]]> Thursday February 9, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/intern-with-new-leaders-initiative1/ EII’s New Leaders Initiative and the Brower Youth Awards are seeking interns for the upcoming year! As an intern, you’ll be involved in the exciting process of elevating bold, young leaders in the environmental movement through the Brower Youth Award as well as our various year-round programs. Send a resume and brief letter of interest to program director, Anisha Desai. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. No calls please. Details here.

]]> EII’s New Leaders Initiative and the Brower Youth Awards are seeking interns for the upcoming year! As an intern, you’ll be involved in the exciting process of elevating bold, young leaders in the environmental movement through the Brower Youth Award as well as our various year-round programs. Send a resume and brief letter of interest to program director, Anisha Desai. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. No calls please. Details here.

]]> Thursday February 9, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/earth-from-above/ Renowned French filmmaker and photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has made a lovely 11-minute documentary, Vu du Ciel, La Sierra Gorda (Earth from Above, the Sierra Gorda) that captures the incredible beauty and life of the dynamic and colorful Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, as well as the extraordinary passion that characterizes those working to protect this region. The documentary, that features Earth Island project Viva Sierra Gorda’s co-director Patricia Perez-Arce, aired on national TV in France and is now freely available on YouTube. This year, Viva Sierra Gorda takes a larger role in the challenges facing North America, specifically immigration and climate change. Visit their website to learn more.

]]> Renowned French filmmaker and photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has made a lovely 11-minute documentary, Vu du Ciel, La Sierra Gorda (Earth from Above, the Sierra Gorda) that captures the incredible beauty and life of the dynamic and colorful Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, as well as the extraordinary passion that characterizes those working to protect this region. The documentary, that features Earth Island project Viva Sierra Gorda’s co-director Patricia Perez-Arce, aired on national TV in France and is now freely available on YouTube. This year, Viva Sierra Gorda takes a larger role in the challenges facing North America, specifically immigration and climate change. Visit their website to learn more.

]]> Thursday January 26, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/help-us-kickstart-browerrsquos-biography/ In celebration of our Founder David Brower’s 100th anniversary, Heyday publishers will release The Wildness Within — a collection of interviews with 20 activists influenced by Brower, including Paul Ehrlich, Amory Lovins and Nancy Skinner. The book, that’s been compiled and edited by Brower’s son, Ken Brower, is slated for release in June. Help us Kickstart this venture by becoming a supporter and win some exciting rewards.

]]> In celebration of our Founder David Brower’s 100th anniversary, Heyday publishers will release The Wildness Within — a collection of interviews with 20 activists influenced by Brower, including Paul Ehrlich, Amory Lovins and Nancy Skinner. The book, that’s been compiled and edited by Brower’s son, Ken Brower, is slated for release in June. Help us Kickstart this venture by becoming a supporter and win some exciting rewards.

]]> Thursday January 26, 2012 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/intern-with-new-leaders-initiative/ EII’s New Leaders Initiative and the Brower Youth Awards are seeking interns for the upcoming year! As an intern, you’ll be involved in the exciting process of elevating bold, emerging, young leaders in the environmental movement through the Brower Youth Award as well as our various year-round programs. Send a resume and brief letter of interest to program director, Anisha Desai. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Details here.

]]> EII’s New Leaders Initiative and the Brower Youth Awards are seeking interns for the upcoming year! As an intern, you’ll be involved in the exciting process of elevating bold, emerging, young leaders in the environmental movement through the Brower Youth Award as well as our various year-round programs. Send a resume and brief letter of interest to program director, Anisha Desai. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Details here.

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